South Sudanese International model, Ajak Deng took to social media last night to narrate the difficulties associated with being a model.
Ajak became a model after her family fell victim to the civil war in South Sudan and fled to Kakuma in northern Kenya where they spent three years as refugees.
She was discovered in 2008 and has since walked in runway shows for Dior, Louis Vuitton, Valentino, Marc Jacobs and Jean Paul Gaultier in addition to being featured in many global campaigns.
Expressing suicidal thoughts last night, Ajak blamed some of the people she worked with for the difficulties she’s faced in her career.
“The people that work with you constantly tell you that you’re a horrible person. If I do commit suicide, know that it’s because of you,” she said.
Back in 2016, she announced on social media thag she was quitting modeling. She however returned to the runway a week later. At the time Deng said she was quitting due to ‘fakes and lies’ in the fashion industry.
“I am happy to announce that I am officially done with the fashion industry, I will be moving back to Australia in order to live the life I fully deserved. Which is real life. I can no longer deal with the fakes and the lies. My life is too short for this dramatic life” Deng wrote.